Visual Comms
Smart and striking ideas in graphic design and visual communication
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Irma Boom on books and beyond – meet the Dutch graphic design legend in her studio
A pioneering force in the world of print, Boom welcomes us to her Amsterdam studio to discuss the infinite possibilities of book design, curious heroines and holy encounters
By Mark Smith Published
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‘Alphabetical Playground’ is a new book about experimental graphics and abstract letterforms
Nigel Cottier’s new monograph ‘Alphabetical Playground’ explores the creative limits of contemporary typography, delving into tech-driven geometric abstraction
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A new book from the Modernist Society focuses on a golden age of British graphic design
‘Modernist Graphic Design in Britain 1945-1980’ looks at all the ways in which post-war graphic design shaped the nation, from new typography to poster art, book design and more
By Jonathan Bell Published
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‘Type Archived’: a must-have manual for hot metal enthusiasts and linotype lovers
A new book provides a stunning visual tour of traditional typefounding and offers a definitive account of London's legendary Type Archive
By Anne Soward Published
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Political statements and punk rock: a David King retrospective highlights the colour of post-war culture
‘David King Publications 1977–2019’ in San Francisco is a retrospective of the graphic designer’s small press publishing projects, zines, and wider work
By Mary Cleary Published
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The Acme Novelty Datebook is Chris Ware’s last volume of intriguing sketchbooks and thoughts
Chris Ware presents his ‘artisanal rewritings of personal conflict’, a third and final volume charting the American artist and author’s process
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The life and work of designer Margaret Calvert celebrated in a new monograph from Unit Editions
‘Woman at Work: Margaret Calvert’ is an upcoming monograph on the designer’s celebrated graphic, typography and signage work
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Preview: The Map House’s upcoming exhibition on the cartographic art of the Tube
‘Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023’ dives into the art and craft that shaped the world’s first underground railway, from posters to maps and the iconic designs of Harry Beck
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Phaidon’s new Graphic Classics is a lavish greatest hits of graphic design
Graphic Classics is a compendium of seven centuries of visual culture, from the everyday and ephemeral to visionary works that reshaped our world
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A hundred years of Triennale posters documented in a new book
Triennale posters from a century of exhibitions at the Milanese institution are the subject of a new book celebrating its history
By Rosa Bertoli Published
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Phil Baines: remembering the work and teachings of a master typographer
Professor Phil Baines (1958 – 2024) was an inspirational teacher and an accomplished designer with an endlessly inquisitive eye
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Shining: new book sheds alternative light on Kubrick’s infamous film
We speak to designer Craig Oldham, editor of the new book The Shining: a Visual and Cultural Haunting about this cross-cultural reframing of Stanley Kubrick’s epic film
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Designers contribute typography to the ‘The changing faces of Bowie’ poster
By Jessica Klingelfuss Last updated
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Topographic London posters by Melissa Price
By Malaika Byng Last updated
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Novel concept: Sonia Rykiel's Parisian outpost pays homage to local history
By Amy Verner Last updated
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Corporate identity by Jacob Jensen
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Balancing act: Karl Zahn’s poetic pieces take centre stage in the windows of New York’s ER Butler & Co
By Pei-Ru Keh Last updated
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Spoonful of sugar: Studio AH-HA gives Biocol a new graphic identity
By Sam Rogers Last updated
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All in a Day's work: Twentytwentyone and the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation launch '100 Designs' poster
By Tom Howells Last updated
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Visual Communication
From graphic design to illustration and typography, here's the who's who of the bright young things making shapes
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Visual Communication
From typographic talents to virtual-reality virtuosos, the font of all knowledge is here
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Decorating Tate: branding specialists North refresh the museum’s identity
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Antibacterial tiles by Marazzi win Best Domestic Design: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
By Jacqui Scalamera Last updated
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Design luminaries come out to protect design patent rights
By Sam Rogers Last updated
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Visual Communication
The designers, illustrators and typographers communicating in bold new ways
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Condom advertising
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated
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Hem’s new brand identity plays with architectural geometry and colour
The newly launched identity was created for Hem by London-based practice Made Thought with a specially developed typeface by Letters from Sweden
By Rosa Bertoli Last updated


